Carranza, Mario Esteban,

India-Pakistan Nuclear Diplomacy : constructivism and the prospects for nuclear arms control and disarmament in South Asia / Mario E. Carranza. - xx, 267 pages : maps ; 24 cm - Studies on weapons of mass destruction series . - Weapons of mass destruction series (Rowman & Littlefield, Inc.) .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and index.

Exploring nuclear reversals and the nuclear non-proliferation norm -- An impossible game: the myth of stable nuclear deterrence in South Asia -- International relations theories and Indo-Pakistani nuclear relations -- Explaining and forecasting nuclear reversals in South Asia: a constructivist framework -- A critique of U.S. nonproliferation policy toward South Asia during the Bush and Obama administrations -- Normalization and the future of Indo-Pakistani nuclear relations -- Conclusion: Indo-Pakistani nuclear relations as a global issue: constructivism and the road to a nuclear-weapon-free South Asia.

9781442245617 (cloth : alkaline paper) 9781442245624 (electronic)

2016013616


Nuclear disarmament--South Asia.
Nuclear arms control--South Asia.


India--Foreign relations--Pakistan.
Pakistan--Foreign relations--India.

JZ6009.S64 / C37 2016

327.17470954 / CAR-I 518